For the price, the lack of an active digitizer is a huge fail, for me at least. It's too bad, because a lot of the rest actually sounded fairly nice.

Personally speaking, that's the huge selling point to me on a more expensive full pc tablet. I can use a media consumption tablet (android/iPad/Touchpad/etc) for scrolling through web pages, ereading, mail, etc. What I can't do on a media consumption tablet is use it for taking notes in meetings, classes, etc, without having to really "set up" by taking out a keyboard and putting everything down on a desk. I type faster on a mechanical keyboard than I write, but I write faster than I can type on an onscreen keyboard, and especially faster than I can do so while holding the tablet cradled against one arm. For me it's a huge difference in actual productivity and what makes the extra few hundred dollars in cost actually worth it..

No ways, I type a lot faster on my iPad onscreen keyboard than handwriting. Much much faster. I wouldn't hold a large tablet like this in one hand for very long either.

The trick is holding it so that it rests most of its weight in the crook of your elbow(either a corner or the lower edge), with your fingers wrapped around the far corner/edge to secure it. My XT weighed over 3 lbs, and that was when I didn't have the extended battery attached. It wasn't something I'd do for a long time, but it was really nice to be able to pull it out of a tote, wake from sleep, jot something in while standing there, and then put it back away.

Granted, I write fairly fast. I type on a full sized mechanical keyboard even faster (easily 60-70+ wpm--not amazing but fast enough for most things), but I can definitely write faster than I can type on my Touchpad. And when you need to be able to draw diagrams... let's not even go there?

I'm not trying to trash media consumption tablets. They're wonderful, they can be great productivity tools for what they're best at (of course, so are newer smart phones if you have the eyesight to make the smaller screen comfortable still), and if you don't mind using a cramped mini keyboard, the onscreen keyboard, or carrying a larger keyboard, they can do perfectly fine entry too.

But the entire point, to me, in stepping up to a full featured pc tablet is what it allows that a media consumption ARM based tablet generally doesn't. When you end up with a device that's nearly an equivalent of a low grade Cintiq, there's a ton more you can do, all on an exceptionally portable form factor. Of course, when you also do at least some mild graphic design work, the value proposition involved in that may be a bit higher for you (and by "you," I mean me ) than it is for others.

I'm not trying to say it's some universal viewpoint. I think I was pretty clear to point out in my first post that it's just how *I* feel about the subject. For some people, a sub $1k ultrabook is a steal, regardless of anything else, and for them something like this might be too. It comes down to personal values and what fits your use needs best.

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Something you may want to look at is the Samsung ATIV Pro. It was only around $700(plus accessories) and it works just fine for me as a tablet to take notes, work on class work, and some minor computing (full windows 8). It also has a pen for hand writing, hand writing recognition, and OneNote.

The only thing is that it uses the ATOM processor, which is not as powerful as some would like, but they are power efficient. The specs in general are not that impressive all around and that could be a turn off in general.

Maybe you meant the ATIV Smart PC? The Pro is >$1k, and uses an i5. The plain "Smart PC" model is the Atom one

I looked at it, but I would prefer a non Atom in those price ranges, and have heard conflicting remarks on how well the S Pen does for pressure sensitivity outside of native Samsung apps. So, still waiting to see how good or not the Surface Pro will be, personally. But thank you for the input!

Something you may want to look at is the Samsung ATIV Pro. It was only around $700(plus accessories) and it works just fine for me as a tablet to take notes, work on class work, and some minor computing (full windows 8). It also has a pen for hand writing, hand writing recognition, and OneNote.

The only thing is that it uses the ATOM processor, which is not as powerful as some would like, but they are power efficient. The specs in general are not that impressive all around and that could be a turn off in general.

Quote:ARM processors have gotten us used to quiet, fan-less tablets, but the W700 has a pair of vents on its top edge to help dissipate that Ivy Bridge CPU's heat. The noise isn't deafening but it's definitely audible, and once the tablet has been on for a few minutes they seldom shut off even if you're just sitting idle at the Start screen.

I hate fans - and i expect a tablet to work without fans - always.

BRHolger

You're kidding right? I mean both of you. This is a tablet form factor with PC capabilities. read "laptop crammed into a tablet body". It's not an ipad, its a laptop crammed into the general shape of an ipad. Big difference.Give a little here, any laptop that you expect to run for more than 30 seconds has a working fan. Find me an ultrabook that doesn't have fans and I'll reverse this--heck, I'll run out and buy it!--but until then you're not asking too much, you're asking for 10 year down the road tech.

Maybe you meant the ATIV Smart PC? The Pro is >$1k, and uses an i5. The plain "Smart PC" model is the Atom one

I looked at it, but I would prefer a non Atom in those price ranges, and have heard conflicting remarks on how well the S Pen does for pressure sensitivity outside of native Samsung apps. So, still waiting to see how good or not the Surface Pro will be, personally. But thank you for the input!

It is, I made the correction. I think I got messed up with all the difference with names and similar features, it makes my head hurt.

I didn't need anything powerful on the go since I have a powerhouse desktop at home and one at work. The tablet/laptop is more for school and the what not.

Not to be overly critical, I rather like what MS is doing right now, but isn't the software holding back this thing? Metro apps are still rather thin and "real" Windows software running on such a screen must be hell on earth, or not? And there is no real docking station so you can't use it comfortably as a desktop machine with a big display and keyboard etc. and just pluck out the tablet if you go to the couch.

It's somehow fascinating, but is it useful or at least fun to use? Cramming a "full PC" into a tablet never seemed to be such a great idea to me, really.

Such things should at least have a full docking station included, with HDMI, DVI, USB and a row of SD card slots. Maybe even a place to put in a 2.5" HD. And some speakers. THIS would be useful. This would be a PC you can also use as a tablet then.

Quote:ARM processors have gotten us used to quiet, fan-less tablets, but the W700 has a pair of vents on its top edge to help dissipate that Ivy Bridge CPU's heat. The noise isn't deafening but it's definitely audible, and once the tablet has been on for a few minutes they seldom shut off even if you're just sitting idle at the Start screen.

I hate fans - and i expect a tablet to work without fans - always.

BRHolger

You're kidding right? I mean both of you. This is a tablet form factor with PC capabilities. read "laptop crammed into a tablet body". It's not an ipad, its a laptop crammed into the general shape of an ipad. Big difference.Give a little here, any laptop that you expect to run for more than 30 seconds has a working fan. Find me an ultrabook that doesn't have fans and I'll reverse this--heck, I'll run out and buy it!--but until then you're not asking too much, you're asking for 10 year down the road tech.

I do not speak for the person you are replying to. My family and I sit on the couch and surf/stalk/post/pin/watch/read/play on a Surface while we watch TV. We will also take it with us when we travel. Windows 8 Pro tablets are business/professional devices and really shouldn't be compared to couch tablets. But if we are going to compare, then this tablet sucks compared to our Surface and one of the reasons is because it has fans. Comparing this Acer to an iPad/Surface/Google for a business/professional purpose is a completely different story and really should have been the story of this review.

Something you may want to look at is the Samsung ATIV Pro. It was only around $700(plus accessories) and it works just fine for me as a tablet to take notes, work on class work, and some minor computing (full windows 8). It also has a pen for hand writing, hand writing recognition, and OneNote.

The only thing is that it uses the ATOM processor, which is not as powerful as some would like, but they are power efficient. The specs in general are not that impressive all around and that could be a turn off in general.

Why in the world these manufacturers insist on using line names with random words added in on particular models but not on one single model of that line is beyond me. It makes searching for them a mess, especially when the store/etc sites don't always include the extra word and just use the main line name, which is also the name of one particular model in the line. And then you get sites like ASUS and Samsung who have these really prettified/dumbified pages for these new tablets which only refer to them by the names, not model number/etc designations, with fairly skimpy spec inclusion and no links to full spec sheets. Annoying. /pet-peeve-rant

I have been playing with a number of Windows 8 tablet/hybrid devices lately, and I have to say that the best "do everything" device so far has been the Samsung Ativ PC Pro.i5, 4Gb, 128Gb SSD, s-pen that has a slot for storage in the tablet itself, keyboard dock when you want full laptop functionality, and a desktop dock that has USB, power, LAN, and HDMI so this thing can truly be a full desktop computer.Other devices I have in my hands are: Sony Vaio Duo, Fujitsu Q702, Samsung Ativ PC (Atom version), Dell XPS 12 (flip screen ultrabook), MS Surface RT, Latitude 10 with desktop dock.

Can you speak about the rear camera quality? I had a W510 for a while, and I can say that the camera was terrible in quality and the camera app for Windows 8 was very basic (no flash control). I know that tablets are rarely useful as a camera, but I deemed the W510's camera to be absolutely useless. Like, "why is this even here?" useless.

As for the W700, it looks promising, except for the fact that you must crank the DPI up in desktop mode to get a better experience. Unless Windows 8 has improved on font scaling, I've found that raising the value up in the 150% range results in ugliness. I think it's one of the reasons most Windows laptops sold today have such mediocre resolutions. MS needs to address this, as Apple and Android scale just fine with increased pixel density.

Lastly, I'm torn on the ultratablet concept. I like the idea of having a powerful machine, but I question how much I would use that on a smaller screen. Docked to a monitor, it would be great. However, for me, it's almost like the netbook syndrome all over again. Based on how I use my Android tablet, I'm happy with its performance probably 95% of the time. I don't expect to get lots of real work done on it, and with the keyboard dock, most limitations (like easily typing longer posts like this one) are dealt with. Do I wish it were faster? Sure, but I don't need it to be faster.

I do not speak for the person you are replying to. My family and I sit on the couch and surf/stalk/post/pin/watch/read/play on a Surface while we watch TV. We will also take it with us when we travel. Windows 8 Pro tablets are business/professional devices and really shouldn't be compared to couch tablets. But if we are going to compare, then this tablet sucks compared to our Surface and one of the reasons is because it has fans. Comparing this Acer to an iPad/Surface/Google for a business/professional purpose is a completely different story and really should have been the story of this review.

Alright, I'll be fair. The benchmark process for this is probably what is causing all the confusion. There is no reason for a fully featured win8 machine to be benchmarked against ipads and other ARM devices. There's a reason why this thing blew its competition out of the water, they're comparing a race horse to a couple of "My Little Ponys". Or more accurate, again, comparing an ultrabook to a tablet.

I can only assume that the author used those products for comparison because the form factors are so similar. I personally disagree with this decision, but suppose it was an attempt to showcase the capability of a 'true' tablet PC over the tablet devices we have in abundance at this time. The capabilities are few and far between and this is obvious to everyone who clicked to view page 2.

So we have an unfair comparison in the article which leads to unfair comparisons in the comments.

To be honest, until we se more of these--i don't know what we'll end up calling them--"ultratablets' on the market, we will continue to see such one sided comparisons in either comfort or capability.

I hate fans - and i expect a tablet to work without fans - always. BRHolger

True. But only if Ivy Bridge can come down to 7w or less then we can do away with fans. For now,fans are needed or else the tablet will overheat and just shutdown!. Alas, Atom based tablets are still very sluggish so there is much to improve in the area. I am shocked that A15 ARM chips peaking at 8w still do not need fans to operate (a la Nexus 10). There must be the strong aim to push power down to sub 5 w region and get a decent performance out of the chip.

Just bear in mind that iterations like these are needed before we get into better design and better weight with decent battery life. That compromise gets easier as the chips evolve and the design process also improves ahead.

As a few others have said, if it had 8GB of RAM and an SD/microSD card slot, then I'd be all over this.

I could probably get away with one of the micro USB sticks, although I'd prefer not to have anything sticking out of the side, no matter how small (and giving up the USB port), but 4GB of RAM is too limiting for what I would use it for.

These Win8 "pure" tablets are 1st generation products. Of course they are not yet perfect.While I do see some potential in them it's still an open question to me if users will get acquainted to their duality.Old GUI applications (x86 sw) are quite hard to operate with touch gestures only making a keyboard a necessity. But then ... why not simply buy laptop ?If my main focus is on pad handling with apps and touch an iOS or Android powered tablet is definitely the better choice.

That said, I'm very curious about reviews and especially long term user reports.

A fan that runs constantly emitting noise. An ugly dock that isn't portable. Windows 8 and all it's annoyances? Just why would anyone prefer this over a 11" MacBook Air (and if one must) running Windows 7 in bootcamp mode? And the constant references to a lack of a mouse... tablets don't and never should require mice. It goes against common sense. That's why the whole Windows/Tablet thing never took off in the first place.

Maybe there is hope when Intel makes chips that can handle full-world computing (does that really mean Windows?) with ARM type power consumption and 10 hour battery life, but this isn't it.

This is butt ugly, heavy, noisy, and still limited to 6 hours with a severely dimmed down screen. I'll take my bright retina-display 12 hour iPad over this any day for tablet use! And my MacBook Air for serious creative computing. Together they probably weigh less than this with it's dock, keyboard and err... mouse.

I suspect the lack of SD card slots wasn't an oversight so much as planned obsolescence. You will, eventually, outgrow it, and thus be tempted to buy an upgrade in two years time or so. Pretty much like many smartphones where they don't let you bump up the storage - its simple card-stacking.

I disagree. I went from a 32gig iPhone 4 to a 16gig 4S and haven't once regretted it. Matter of fact, I feel like slightly less of an idiot for paying 100 bucks less for a whopping 16gig. Local storage is important in some situations, but not with smartphones. Tablets? Same difference. What I want is ubiquitous access. One file, many access points. Local storage doesn't have to be present when it works right.

A fan that runs constantly emitting noise. An ugly dock that isn't portable. Windows 8 and all it's annoyances? Just why would anyone prefer this over a 11" MacBook Air (and if one must) running Windows 7 in bootcamp mode? And the constant references to a lack of a mouse... tablets don't and never should require mice. It goes against common sense. That's why the whole Windows/Tablet thing never took off in the first place.

Maybe there is hope when Intel makes chips that can handle full-world computing (does that really mean Windows?) with ARM type power consumption and 10 hour battery life, but this isn't it.

This is butt ugly, heavy, noisy, and still limited to 6 hours with a severely dimmed down screen. I'll take my bright retina-display 12 hour iPad over this any day for tablet use! And my MacBook Air for serious creative computing. Together they probably weigh less than this with it's dock, keyboard and err... mouse.

- "ugly dock" is subjective. i personally nor like it, nor hate it- the dock is NOT MEANT to be portable, for portability you've got the leather case that acts as a stand with no less than three angles (tablet 2 pounds, leather case 1 pound)- you only need a mouse for SOME heavy desktop applications, just like u need a mouse (or trackpad) on your MBA- Office 2013 is actually usable without a mouse, for light to medium use; of course macros and pivot tables are harder to do with pure touch, but that's already desktop use; no other tablet can do real Office, whatsoever- use it in metro / tablet mode and of course you do not need a mouse; apps are constantly improving in the Windows Store- battery life was 6 hours in general use with the screen brightness CRANKED (the articles says that much)- in a pure tablet usage scenario, with automatic brightness, the battery life is closer to 8 hours, which is already pretty decent- the screen (full HD 1080p, no less) is actually readable in daylight; the iPad's screen MAY BE better, i really don't know

in short, this machine (as well as all the new W8 x86 convertibles) are all about CHOICE. they can be equally used as tablets or as laptops for "real" work in the office-space

some of us appreciate this vision, others do not

it's just a subjective perception. if you're happy with your iPad & MBA, fine. just don't bash a product you've never used and don't intend to

Can you speak about the rear camera quality? I had a W510 for a while, and I can say that the camera was terrible in quality and the camera app for Windows 8 was very basic (no flash control). I know that tablets are rarely useful as a camera, but I deemed the W510's camera to be absolutely useless. Like, "why is this even here?" useless.

The 5MP camera is, well, 5MP, but the lens on it is quite small and as such, the photos are rather middling. What did you expect?

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As for the W700, it looks promising, except for the fact that you must crank the DPI up in desktop mode to get a better experience. Unless Windows 8 has improved on font scaling, I've found that raising the value up in the 150% range results in ugliness. I think it's one of the reasons most Windows laptops sold today have such mediocre resolutions. MS needs to address this, as Apple and Android scale just fine with increased pixel density.

Nope, they already fixed this in Windows8. Just set the scaling to 150% and everything works fine. Looks great, in fact.

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Lastly, I'm torn on the ultratablet concept. I like the idea of having a powerful machine, but I question how much I would use that on a smaller screen. Docked to a monitor, it would be great. However, for me, it's almost like the netbook syndrome all over again. Based on how I use my Android tablet, I'm happy with its performance probably 95% of the time. I don't expect to get lots of real work done on it, and with the keyboard dock, most limitations (like easily typing longer posts like this one) are dealt with. Do I wish it were faster? Sure, but I don't need it to be faster.

The Core i3 version of this table that we have at our office is plenty fast. It could honestly replace my desktop PC. It is nothing like a netbook. It is a real high-res screen (1920x1080) and a real processor (Core i3 - 1.8Ghz) with a real SSD. I know people are belly-aching about this tablet only having 4GB of RAM, but it's not an issue either.

I disagree. I went from a 32gig iPhone 4 to a 16gig 4S and haven't once regretted it. Matter of fact, I feel like slightly less of an idiot for paying 100 bucks less for a whopping 16gig. Local storage is important in some situations, but not with smartphones. Tablets? Same difference. What I want is ubiquitous access. One file, many access points. Local storage doesn't have to be present when it works right.

I find a tablet needs less storage than a phone. You don't need your photos or music on a tablet, just apps really 16gig will do fine. However I'm liking the 64gig my phone has so I can store my music collection on there, and install as many apps as I want, and take as many photos as I want.

As for the 100 bucks, maybe look for a vendor that doesn't treat their customers with contempt?

I find a tablet needs less storage than a phone. You don't need your photos or music on a tablet, just apps really 16gig will do fine. However I'm liking the 64gig my phone has so I can store my music collection on there, and install as many apps as I want, and take as many photos as I want.

As for the 100 bucks, maybe look for a vendor that doesn't treat their customers with contempt?

Not once have I EVER felt I was being treated with contempt when dealing with Apple. Not on the phone, not in the stores. Perhaps I'm in the minority (I doubt it), but the contempt part I find to be a made up complaint. Nobody forces you to buy the bigger one, and if you do....that's your fault.

As for using 64gb to hold your music, how very quaint.

Spotify or iTunes Match allows me to 'carry' as much music as I need without any storage penalty while spending less money. Particularly with iTunes Match.

Wonder if that keyboard will be available for purchase separately, would be nice for using with a nexus 7. =p

Actually, that keyboard looks to me like a rebadged Logitech Tablet Keyboard. I have the iPad-specific version and it's quite nice for a keyboard of this type -- solid, with decent tactile feel on the keys. There's also an Android version, which should be the same thing, just with different silk-screening on the Apple/Windows keys.

For the price, the lack of an active digitizer is a huge fail, for me at least. It's too bad, because a lot of the rest actually sounded fairly nice.

Agreed. I'm strongly considering a Surface Pro for that reason.

To really understand the excitement of something like this, look at the Wacom Cintiq 12WX. $1000 for a screen you can draw on, without any computing guts, 1280x800 12" screen, and requires an external power adaptor, USB and video cables to connect to a PC. Not exactly portable.

For the same price, you can get a 8GB/128GB i5 Surface Pro tablet which runs pro-level apps like Creative Suite or Toonboom, desktop management and transfer of files between apps, in a device about the size, weight, processing power and battery life as an Ultrabook.

Ad unlike the old tablet PCs, it's thinner, lighter, more powerful, well priced, and has a touch interface which dosen't require the keyboard or stylus for casual "tablet" use.

4. You have to sit right, make sure you're not blocking vents, make sure vents are not clogged with cat hair (bigger deal)

I agree with 1 and 2, but regarding 3 and 4, there's no free lunch. The heat has to get out somehow. If you don't blow it out with forced air, you have to conduct it out through the chassis. Just as with fans, this can also result in a bigger chassis to increase surface area and allow room for more elaborate heat pipes and spreaders. You might even need external cooling fins, which of course would be impractical on a device like this. Plus the tablet would be uncomfortably warm to hold.

And while it may seem like a pain to have to worry about keeping the vents unobstructed, a conduction-cooled device has the even bigger problem that you would having trouble using it in a dock or case, or even laying on a tabletop or your lap, as they would act as insulators. Unless of course the dock or case had a built in fan, and then we're right back where we started.

ARM and Atom tablets only get around this by having substantially lower power consumption, which they achieve largely by trading substantially lower performance compared to a desktop CPU. So again, no free lunch.

I've had an i3 w700 for quite a while. I also have a surface and several other arm and atom based tablets. The W700 is my second favorite behind the surface. While the surface doesn't give me the option to install software, the touchcover sets it apart for me in portability and usability. If Acer had even given an option for a smallish integrated keyboard it would be my daily work and everything but gaming system right now. It's got great build quality and performance and amazingly the battery life is fantastic. It's the only one besides the Surface that I feel confident knowing it will have a decent charge when I pick it up. It's crazy that the W700 hasn't gotten more notice than they seem to be getting, because it's a top notch little system. Sadly, with the surface pro coming up, acer needs to drop the price a bit more.

This is so close to what I'm looking for. Just in case someone who can create such a system is reading this, what I want is:

1) Ability to "dock" this system at home or anywhere I can find a dock (work, airports, ...)2) Ability to use the device in a "limited" mode when not docked. * Content consumption. * Limited content creation if I'm willing to add to my travel kit.

My point is that I think we're past the necessity of a "tablet" being a bridge device and should be able to use them as "fully fledged" computers in their own right. My goal is to be able to make a living as a content creator (I'm a software developer) and not have three different devices (workstation, tablet, smartphone) when one will do. I've already taken the first step and said "no" to the smartphone. I see the use of the tablet as a bridge device and "fill in" for those that want a computer, but don't need it for more than content consumption and email.

Why can't I have a "tablet" that can drive two monitors when docked, allows me to use the touch screen as a pointer along with a mouse, and allows me to take my machine with me at a moment's notice?

Besides, that is, the drop in shipping hardware by "requiring" me to own a tablet and a desktop.

What you are describing is my holy grail of devices. It's not out there yet. Surface pro will be close, but it doesn't have the dock obviously. Just in usability though, it's going to be close. Lenovo is also close with some of hteir tabs. They have dock and keyboard options, but nothing as grab-n-go as the touchcover.

I also agree about dual monitors. You can't expect a 10" tab to be your 2nd monitor. Gotta give it a generation though. This is all first generation stuff. The surface is the only device that really evolved things a little, by way of the touchcover, from being either an ipad clone or a detachable netbook, it's unique. I think it was a shock for oems, but I think we'll start seeing more effort like that in ultra portable, do everything devices. The end of the article gives me hope that at least Acer has an eye for how these devices will be used and is designing with that in mind. I'm excited to see what they do.

to keep things in perspective, depending what country you live/work, a comparable ultrabook is anywhere from 1.x to 2x the price of the w700. it is not even a close contest in terms of the value you get with the w700. 1080 ips screen, touch, realistic 7hrs battery at 50% brightness, excellent standby time. ihave managed 8hrs on the machine before. it truly is an all day performer.

the form factor comes with some compromise but benefits as well. while it is a slight hassle to deal with an external keyboard, it is very easy to pull out and use on the fly. it is useful if ur requirement is to use it as a tablet. i also find it is less of a compromise, for my use case, than the convertibles.

that said, i dont have the same problems with the screen as in the review. mine is very responsive. also my fans are whisper quiet even under photoshop use (extended use). what i have found is that if you leave certain webpages open, the fans will keep going, depending on the site. but even then, it has been quiet for me. it will shut the fan off once the screen blacks and goes into standby.

also, there seems to be 2 modes to win8. one is some kind of quick standby that wakes instantly. the other is a kind of sleep mode it enters if it has been off for an hour. in this state, it requires a 1 second press and hold on the power button to wake it. this takes 2 seconds.

the battery on this device couple with the 1080 screen is a real doozy, besting even mid range arm tablets in longevity while still having full 1080 screen! with the screen bright turned to 30% or so, this beast goes for 8 hours even throwing in moderate office andadobe suite usage.unless i am mistaken, that is best in class even among the best ultrabooks.

I see the use of the tablet as a bridge device and "fill in" for those that want a computer, but don't need it for more than content consumption and email

i use it as my main consumption device as well as my bridge device for work. going to the office, it has replaced my office desktop because it is simply a faster device. it is small and convenient to carry to and from work while still being plenty powerful.

at home, i use it as a tablet unless i am at my computer desk/study where i have a bigger machine with a larger screen. then i dock it and it becomes a complimentary screen to my use with others apps or websites while i work/play on my main. also i can use my whole range of peripherals when docked, which is handy indeed.

an example of how i use it at home: i fire up lotro or wow and i look up quests and maps on the docked w700. i usually have several maps open with points of interest marked so i can find them ingame more easily. it's a fantastic companion to my mmorpg experience. likewise it sees similar use for when i work on the home computer. i usually sync my work files and then my w700 becomes my work machine thereafter. my files are with me whenever i need it. sigbifigantly more useful than my galaxytab for work.

I'm a bit put off by the kind of crude design and the various nitpicky things others pointed out and especially the lack of a laptop keyboard/dock, but on the other hand the number of people on the forum who are happy using it in real life says a lot.

I can see myself replacing my MBA/iPad combination with the next generation of these. I prefer not to break my pretty productive workflow with those two just yet, but as soon as the kinks are worked out, this kind of product will make a very compelling proposition.

In typical PC fashion we have a platform that's released but not quite ready, which explains why those who are comfortable with older more established ultrabooks/tablets etc don't get it, but it's certainly good enough to convince me that this is the future.